Flaminio is among the first 15
quartieri of the city, originally delimited in 1911 and officially established in 1921. Up until the end of 19th century, the
Via Flaminia reached
Ponte Milvio through a flat expanse of meadows, periodically inundated by the
Tiber floods. In 1905, the
Società Automobili Roma chose the area in the bight of the river to build its production plants, and in the following years, along with the completion of the industrial zone, the first urban interventions start in the area between the Tiber and the
Parioli hills. Hosting an International Expo in 1911, Flaminio prove itself to be a cultural and recreational district, with the subsequent construction of a racecourse (closed in 1929) and of the
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna. During the
I World War, the industrial area was reconverted for military purposes: the big
Società Automobili Roma plant became a weapon factory, the
Reale Fabbrica di Armi, and many little constructions, with a simple and linear architecture, were built to host barracks and laboratories. When the construction works for the new
auditorium began in 1994, Flaminio and the adjacent
quartiere Parioli experienced an urban renewal process that lasted more than a decade, leading to the creation of
MAXXI in 2010 and to the inauguration of the new
Ponte della Musica-
Armando Trovajoli in 2011. Over the years, the
quartiere has become quite renowned and it is now regarded as a cultural benchmark, because of the several museums and theaters. The real estate worth is very high, so that the district is now put on par with the historic center. ==Geography==